xxiii, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm
Documents the fifty-year career of Thomas Jaggar, the Harvard-educated volcano science pioneer who founded the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, to share insights into his findings about massive volcanoes in such regions as Yellowstone, Alaska, and Hawaii.--
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-304) and index
A city has perished -- The Bishop's son -- Yellowstone -- The Caribbean -- Champagne -- Vesuvius -- Alaska -- The Pacific world -- Into the cauldron -- A dream fulfilled -- A love lost -- The school teacher -- The lava lake -- Mauna Loa -- The goddess -- The last volcano -- A forgotten legacy